Anyone know what its like to work in sports industry?

[JRS21386]

I am thining about trying to work in the marketing dept of a pro/semi pro team when i graduate but curious as into how people like it if they have any connection or know someone who does? ? ? ? Thanks!

[ipickwinners]

i know a pretty well known person in sports, mark madden, pittsburgh radio... i know he has no life and his job is 365 days a year pretty much

[JRS21386]

i know a pretty well known person in sports, mark madden, pittsburgh radio... i know he has no life and his job is 365 days a year pretty much

Thats what im thinking... Work nights/weekends/holidays, etc.

[ipickwinners]

im my opinion, its like anything else. it gets old fast unless u ABSOLUTELY have a passion for it. ur gonna do things u didnt think u would have to do but in the long run it will probably be worth it if u truly love it. i know he loves it but he is consummed by his job for sure. he has great perks though, free cars (has contracts with companys) free gas.... free food pretty much where evere he is working at.... tickets to all games... etc etc

[JRS21386]

Good point... i could just as easily work in the financial industry and get off on weekends to go WATCH sports versus working it...

[MonkeyF0cker]

I know a few NFL players and an NBA player but I doubt that would help much.

[JRS21386]

Yeah it doesnt... I know 2 NFL players pretty well... They tried gettin me on in their training camps but its all coaches sons that help with that shit

[ipickwinners]

what do u think ur looking to do? do u know? u have any good connections that could get u to where u wanna be?

[JRS21386]

what do u think ur looking to do? do u know? u have any good connections that could get u to where u wanna be?

Well im thinkin my only chance is prolly gettin into one of the teams marketing departments and selling season ticket packages and suite packages, etc.

[MonkeyF0cker]

Do you know how boring that would be? You'd quit after two months. At least I would...

[donjuan]

I represented a former college football player and got him a contract with a semi-pro rugby league team in Australia. Also was a beat writer for some crappy site called fanstop.com when I was in middle school, but that wasn't really serious.

[JRS21386]

Do you know how boring that would be?

Well name a job that would be fun, marketing/finance ?

[JRS21386]

I represented a former college football player and got him a contract with a semi-pro rugby league team in Australia. Also was a beat writer for some crappy site called fanstop.com when I was in middle school, but that wasn't really serious.

Nice... I say we all just set up one big syndicate with the best minds on SBR... Could it be done?

[donjuan]

Nice... I say we all just set up one big syndicate with the best minds on SBR... Could it be done?

Syndicate of what, though?

[JRS21386]

Sports Betting/Horse Racing... Something exciting..

[MonkeyF0cker]

You'd be better served working in the general marketplace. There are plenty of sports-related companies that you could pursue a career with. Since pro teams don't have to do a great deal of marketing, perhaps apparel or equipment companies would be an option. They would certainly devote more manpower to marketing and advertising than the pro teams. Much of their marketing is handled by the league offices, I believe. If marketing is your endeavor, I'd look to Nike, Rbk, Under Armor, Gatorade, etc. If you'd like to do more in the way of finance, I'd be looking for an options market maker position or a less risky brokerage position.

[JRS21386]

You'd be better served working in the general marketplace. There are plenty of sports-related companies that you could pursue a career with. Since pro teams don't have to do a great deal of marketing, perhaps apparel or equipment companies would be an option. They would certainly devote more manpower to marketing and advertising than the pro teams. Much of their marketing is handled by the league offices, I believe. If marketing is your endeavor, I'd look to Nike, Rbk, Under Armor, Gatorade, etc. If you'd like to do more in the way of finance, I'd be looking for an options market maker position or a less risky brokerage position.

Good suggestion... Thanks!

[MonkeyF0cker]

You'd more than likely have to clerk at an options firm for a while before being able to trade, however.

[JRS21386]

You'd more than likely have to clerk at an options firm for a while before being able to trade, however.

Yeah i don't really wanna do the market per se.. But maybe like an investment analyst or something for a bank.. Usually those guys invest in high yield mutual funds, corporate bonds, t-bonds, etc. Safer investments..

[MonkeyF0cker]

Yeah. Those are decent positions as well. If you're going to do something along those lines, I'd suggest a paid internship at a bank while you're still in school. It's an excellent experience to put on your resume. My brother did a commercial lending analyst internship at a bank while he was in school and it opened a lot of doors for him after graduation. He went on to trade options on the CBOE and now works as an analyst for a major hedge fund.

[JRS21386]

Yeah. Those are decent positions as well. If you're going to do something along those lines, I'd suggest a paid internship at a bank while you're still in school. It's an excellent experience to put on your resume. My brother did a commercial lending analyst internship at a bank while he was in school and it opened a lot of doors for him after graduation. He went on to trade options on the CBOE and now works as an analyst for a major hedge fund.

Damn.. Thats tight.. I graduate in December, so like 3 months, and im doing an Athletic Dept. Internship right now.. so i don't know if that will help me get a job anywhere or just in athletics... we'll see

[MonkeyF0cker]

Cool. Well good luck with whatever you choose.

[JRS21386]

Cool. Well good luck with whatever you choose.

Thanks man... Back to cappin' for now! lol.. wouldnt that be an awesome job!